Workshop to keep samping-tying tradition alive

Wan Ahmad Fariz (second from right) showing several teachers the different ways of tying the samping during the workshop at SK Taman Kosas, Ampang. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

Did you know that there are more than 30 ways to tie a samping?

Traditionally made from sarong or songket, the samping is wrapped around the wearer’s waist and the length is from the navel to the knees.